YouTuber Dhruv Rathee detained in Gurugram ahead of CJP's Jantar Mantar protest
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was detained by police at his home in Gurugram to prevent him from attending an unauthorized protest in Delhi. The protest, organized by the CJP, aimed to demand the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner over alleged electoral roll irregularities.
Why it matters
The detention highlights ongoing tensions regarding freedom of speech and the government's management of public dissent in India.
Germany-based YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, who recently travelled to India, has been detained at his residence in Kendriya Vihar society in Gurugram's Sector-56 on Saturday morning after he didn’t listen to the requests of Gurugram and Delhi police teams to not travel to the national capital to take part in the CJP protest for which permission has not been granted, police said.Delhi has been turned into a fortress, with more than 40,000 Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel deployed, and barricades and spike strips installed ahead of the Abhijeet Dipke-led CJP protest at Jantar Mantar.
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